Have
you noticed California lately? Do you get the idea that Governor Schwarzenegger,
the invincible terminator, falters with every tick of the clock? His
state’s problems grow beyond solving. California’s sheer
hyper-population load cannot be mitigated.

Water
issues force ‘toilet to tap’ for citizens thirsting in that
dry state.

When
Proposition 187, passed by voters, augured into the ground via incompetent
federal judges, the state become a magnet for mass migration of criminal
aliens. At some point, LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will not be able
to walk safely in his drug crazed, 18th Street Gang-ridden, trash-filled,
gridlocked, water shortage and air polluted city. Let’s face it;
Los Angeles may be equated more to hell than the city of angels.

In
a brilliant expose’, “California is Dying—and it’s
the Canary in America’s Immigratiion Coal Mine” by Washington
DC writer, Don Collins, you find a plethora of understanding facing
the United States.

“Did
you happen to catch Governor Terminator talking about Judgement Day
in California?” Collins said. “Schwarzenegger went on the
tube this past week to tell us that "We can only spend what we
have. That is the harsh but simple reality," he said in the rare
midyear appearance before a joint legislature session. "Our wallet
is empty, our bank is closed and our credit is dried up."

Last
week, Schwarzenegger said that the annual $4 billion illegal aliens
cost taxpayers in educational, medical and incarceration costs doesn’t
amount to much. He neglected to say that the actual numbers exceeds
$10 billion annually. Worse, he failed to address the billions lost
to taxes by the underground economy by criminal aliens.

Collins
said. “And just now, in responding to the Governor's urgent message
for cutting costs, the California Senate passed a bill to give driver's
licences to illegal aliens. As if losing an average of almost 600,000
jobs a month in the US should mean we make it easier for the illegal
aliens to stay here and to get to jobs American citizens don't have.

“But
then, of course, our helpful Federal government is bowing to strong
business pressure and allowing over 100,000 legal aliens a month to
come here to the US on various brands of work visas.”

How
many to California? Well here's a bit of basic demography.

“Since
the 1965 changes in our immigration laws, we have added huge numbers
of immigrants and their children to our national population,”
Collins said. “In 1970 California's population was 20 million.
Today, that population is estimated at about 37 million. Of those, the
Center for Immigration Studies estimates about 10 million are legal
(7 million) and illegal (3 million) immigrants. Over 8 million Californians
were born outside the USA.”

Just
on the sheer numbers alone, it is not hard to see why California is
now bankrupt.

“I
am a long-time San Francisco Democrat, now transplanted to Washington
D.C.,” Collins said. “So recently I wrote Congresswoman
Nancy Pelosi to ask why we didn't fix our broken immigration system.
This was her June 5, 2009 email reply:

"I have
long called for comprehensive immigration reform to address the growing
disconnect between our nation's immigration policy and the reality
on the ground in cities and communities across our country. Our immigration
system needs to honor the promise of America and recognize the enormous
contributions immigrants make to our nation. We must enact immigration
reform that is humane and honors our American tradition of being a
nation of immigrants and a land of opportunity for all. At the same
time, we must secure our borders, enforce our laws, and ensure the
safety of the American people.

While immigration
reform remains an unsolved challenge for our nation, we must recognize
that America was built by immigrants, and the immigrant community
continues to make significant contributions to our nation. The debate
on immigration reform must be framed by our nation's rich tradition
of respect for our shared immigrant heritage. Please be assured that
I will keep your comments in mind as I work with President Obama,
leadership and the committees of jurisdiction to develop a strategy
to advance immigration legislation that promotes our core American
values."

“Can
you imagine such chutzpah?” Collins said. “You know her
"comprehensive immigration reform" simply
means "amnesty" for the 20 million illegal
aliens here now and encouraging many more later. We know the fiasco
that the 1986 immigration reform legislation proved to be.”

But
it really gets much worse if one is trying to calculate the fiscal effect
on California—and project what this means for America.

“Folks,
California is the biggest example of the famous canary in the coal mine
theory ever,” Collins said. “Remember, until 1986 in the
U.K., canaries were regularly used in coal mines as an early warning
system. The birds died in the presence of toxic gases. Because canaries
tend to sing much of the time, they provided both a visual and audible
cue.

“California
is certainly getting toxic budgetary news. It is killing the economy
and all that this once-vaunted state had to offer in the way of education
and environment, making it the envy of the world. The decline I have
personally observed is obvious to so many I talk to, yet this fiscal
death notice to California which has counterparts in other states, does
not seem to worry other Americans—yet.”

All
this means more public costs, more demands on government resources.

“How
long will this madness continue?” Collins said. “California
Governor Pete Wilson tried long ago to get help from our Federal Government,
but those elected officials knew better than to try to buck the industrial-military
complex that now rules our former Republic. Those worthies (notice in
what high regard our Congress is rated in the polls) handle immigration
like a political popularity contest where the more cheap labor you support
importing, the more money flows to re-elect you from the coffers of
business.

“Result:
Just take a look at the bloated California budget. And then we learn
that the City of Oakland, California will be soon joining San Francisco
in giving all residents including illegal aliens ID cards. That can
only serve to add to that city's nearly $100 million deficit, as public
services will now flow to illegal aliens and their anchor babies.

“Of
course the California voters don't want to pay to fix this mess. In
the May special election, voters rejected all five budget-related measures
placed on the ballot by Schwarzenegger and legislative leaders. Revenue
has continued to plummet as residents have reduced spending and unemployment
has soared to 11 percent.”

One
must ask the question: are the patients are running the asylum?

“I
predict that as matters get worse—and they surely will—Californians
and all Americans will finally wake up to the facct that unchecked immigration,
wanton use of the public trough and loss of expected public services
will cause a revolt by voters,” Collins said. “But for now
too many are sitting on their hands, fat, dumb and perhaps apprehensive
but unwilling to take part in the political rough and tumble. Sad that
corrective action will likely not happen before devastation to our culture,
our traditions, our comity and the prosperity we have enjoyed.

“California
has had many recent internal signs of overuse and unsustainability.
For example, the fish resources of the state have precipitously declined
and the commercial salmon fishing season is now closed, while when reasonable
new regulations to save the salmon have been proposed, Terminator Schwarzenegger
has sided with the farmers who keep degrading the free water they abuse,
so that renewal of this great resource is imperilled.”

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Having
bicycled the length and width of California four times in the past 30
years, I witnessed the degradation of our most populous state. Collins
gave the final blow, “California is the Big Canary. It’s
dying—and Americans had better take notice.”

Listen
to Frosty Wooldridge on Wednesdays as he interviews
top national leaders on his radio show "Connecting the Dots"
at www.themicroeffect.com
at 6:00 PM Mountain Time. Adjust tuning in to your time zone.

Frosty
Wooldridge possesses a unique view of the world, cultures and families
in that he has bicycled around the globe 100,000 miles, on six continents
and six times across the United States in the past 30 years. His published
books include: "HANDBOOK FOR TOURING BICYCLISTS" ; “STRIKE THREE! TAKE
YOUR BASE”; “IMMIGRATION’S UNARMED INVASION: DEADLY CONSEQUENCES”; “MOTORCYCLE
ADVENTURE TO ALASKA: INTO THE WIND—A TEEN NOVEL”; “BICYCLING AROUND THE
WORLD: TIRE TRACKS FOR YOUR IMAGINATION”; “AN EXTREME ENCOUNTER: ANTARCTICA.”
His next book: “TILTING THE STATUE OF LIBERTY INTO A SWAMP.” He lives
in Denver, Colorado.

Why
do I keep beating that ‘dead horse’ named ‘Legal and
Illegal Immigration’? Should I give up? Should our nation give up?
Should citizens accept their pre-ordained destiny to lose their language,
culture and viable civilization?